Russia Pres. Putin spoke publicly for the first time since the dust has settled on Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny, denouncing the episode as "blackmail" and doubling down on his somewhat muted response t …

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Russia Russian state media - which generally runs headlines the Kremlin tells it to run - noted that the criminal charges against Yevgeny Prigozhin haven't been dropped yet - despite earlier reports …

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Ukraine A donor conference in the UK resulted in total new pledges of $66 billion for Ukraine's reconstruction. That's still just a sliver of the $411 billion the World Bank thinks it will take - and …

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Ukraine and Russia Pres. Zelensky conceded that his counteroffensive is going "slower than desired" but still making positive progress. He urged his Western backers to have patience: "Some people bel …

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China The European Commission introduced a new trade policy that doesn't mention China by name but aims to protect EU trade from "destinations of concern that operate civil-military fusion strategies …

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Ukraine Ukraine's deputy defense minister boasted that his forces have yet to deliver the "biggest blow" of their counter-offensive. Ukraine hasn't been divulging much about the progress it's making, …

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